170+ Words that rhyme with ceiling
Ceiling is a 2-syllable word with 170 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are feeling, appealing, concealing. Two-syllable words give you rhythmic flexibility — they work as both end rhymes and internal rhymes within a line.
Definition of ceiling
- noun
- the overhead upper surface of a covered space; "he hated painting the ceiling"
- (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"
2 syllables
- feeling
- peeling
- healing
- squealing
- dealing
- wheeling
- killing
- building
- kneeling
- sealing
- filling
- stealing
- chilling
- willing
- failing
- filing
- paling
- piling
- ruling
- tiling
- calling
- cowling
- darling
- gosling
- inkling
- mailing
- railing
- sailing
- sapling
- sibling
- tailing
- telling
- veiling
- wailing
- babbling
- brisling
- coupling
- darkling
- dumpling
- dwelling
- grilling
- kindling
- marbling
- middling
- nestling
- nursling
- piffling
- puzzling
- quisling
- rustling
- sampling
- seedling
- shilling
- spelling
- starling
- suckling
- swelling
- tinkling
- trilling
- weakling
- yearling
- crackling
- earthling
- fledgling
- foundling
- gruelling
- hatchling
- scantling
- schilling
- schooling
- shuffling
- stripling
- worldling
- wrestling
- groundling
- living
- scheming
- meaning
- pealing
- gangling
- mumbling
- rambling
- rumbling
- grumbling
- trembling
- wrangling
- sprinkling
- strangling
- gatling
- kipling
- pauling
- rifling
- rattling
- riesling
- sparling
- brambling
- reeling
- heeling
- ealing
- fowling
- seeling
- sieling
- dabbling
- doodling
- mantling
- weanling
- firstling
- scribbling
- frieling
- freehling
- heling
- teeling
- unsling
- shealing
- steeling
- pigling
- frilling
- hickling
- lordling
- quilling
- rockling
- shieling
- yeanling
- brandling
- chickling
- schelling
- shearling
- keeling
- grayling
- mealing
- spilling
- dowling
- pilling
- spurling
- stirling
3 syllables
Examples of "ceiling" in lyrics
See how ceiling is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"We got the roof back skylines the ceiling"
The 49ers f/ DOE — Can You Feel That -
"You know I dealt the, on impact, shots hit the ceiling"
Afu-Ra f/ GZA — Bigacts, Littleacts -
"I seen them dead on the floor with the blood's keated to the ceiling"
Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) — All Star Chuck Taylors
What do these rhymes mean?
- appealing
- able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
- concealing
- covering or hiding; "the concealing darkness
- feeling
- the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria
- healing
- tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand
- peeling
- loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "ceiling" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like feeling, appealing, concealing create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "ceiling" has 2 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.
Frequently asked questions
- What rhymes with ceiling?
- Words that rhyme with ceiling include: feeling, appealing, concealing, peeling, healing, squealing, revealing, dealing, annealing, wheeling, and 160 more.
- How many syllables does ceiling have?
- Ceiling has 2 syllables.
- How many words rhyme with ceiling?
- There are 170 words that rhyme with ceiling: 170 perfect rhymes.
- What is a good rhyme for ceiling in a song?
- The strongest rhymes for ceiling in songwriting are feeling, appealing, concealing. These are perfect rhymes that share identical ending sounds, creating a satisfying resolution at line endings. For a more subtle effect, try slant rhymes — they add variety without the predictability of exact rhymes.
- What are easy words that rhyme with ceiling?
- Common, easy-to-use words that rhyme with ceiling include feeling, appealing, concealing, peeling, healing. These are grouped by syllable count: 0-syllable: feeling, peeling; 1-syllable: appealing, concealing; 2-syllable: unappealing, rosemaling. Matching syllable counts helps maintain consistent rhythm in your writing.
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